Middle English

A compilation of words used in 'A Future Rewritten'

Various Works were used to compile these.

A note- In the game, a bastardized version of Middle English was used, and in order to stay with the game I have attempted to follow that trend. Because of this, this is not an accurate portrayal. For instance, 'mine' should only be used instead of 'my' before an initial vowel or the letter h. However, in the game, it is used all the time, so I have done so as well to give a feeling of continuity.

abideth, abydeth- awaits

abiding- awaiting

able- suitable

abide- remain, wait

ablutions- cleansings

abode- delay or waited

above- superior

acat- a purchase

accord, acord- agreement

acer or acre- field

acertainen- to inform

acorded- agreed

adown- below

adread- afraid

adust- sunburnt, browned

adverse- placed opposite

afeared- afraid

affray- quarrel or brawl

affiance- trust

aforetime- previously, earlier

after-meat- the time after dinner

agast- frightened

agon- gone by, past

agrave- buried

ahid- hidden

aiel- grandfather

al- although

alday- daily

alderbest- best of all

alderfirst- first of all, to begin with

alderlovest- most beloved

aldermost- most of all

all before- first

all and some- one and all, everybody

allege- adduce, cite

alleys- garden paths

allien- ally oneself, marry

alight- arrive

ally- kinsman

almerie- a place for safekeeping

al speak he- though he may speak

amalgaming- blending, amalgamation

ambages- equivocation, ambiguity

ambidexter- double dealer

amend- improve, correct, remedy

ambler- pacing horse

an- and if

anelas- a wide two-edged dagger

annoy- trouble

anon- at once, now, immediately

appaled- pale-looking, faded

apposed- questioned

araiment- clothes

argent- silver or something that looks like it

aright- certainly or in a proper manner, correctly

array- equipment or dress, clothes

aroint- be gone

arow- in succession (as in 'a row', a-row)

aslaked- calmed

assay- trial, test

assent- consent, will, opinion

asieged- besieged

assoilen- to absolve, pardon, or atone for.

assured- confident

astart- escaped

astonied- dazed, bewildered.

astored- provided

asunder- apart

aswooned- in a swoon

at erst- for the first time

athirst- thirsty

athwart- across

atone- to appease

attaint- a disgrace or stigma

attenden- to wait for, expect

atwain- apart

atwo- in two

aught- anything whatever

avail- help, benefit

availen- take off

avarice- greed

avaunce- prosper

avaunt- hence, away, forward

avaunting- boasting

avautier- adulterer

avautrey- adultery

avocation- diversion, distraction, entertainment

avow- vow, solemn pledge

aweary- tired

aye or ayye- always

bait- a stop for food or rest, or to stop for food or rest

balken- to plow up in ridges

bannen- to summon, banish, curse

bannok- a flat bread made of oatmeal or barley flour

baronage- nobles, nobility

bath- cauldron

bathen- bask

bawdery- pandering

bawdes- pimps

bebled- covered with blood

bechance- to happen or to happen to

bedight- to dress

bedrid- bedridden, confined to bed, or decrepit

befell- (it) happened

beguilers- liars, deceivers

behest- promise

behight- promised

beknow- reveal, confess

blent- deceived, blinded

belike- probably, likely, perhaps

benign- kind, good, gracious

benignity- goodness

benignly- graciously

benison- blessing

bereave- remove, deprive, take away

beseem- to befit, be appropriate

beshrew- to curse

bespeaken- to speak out

besprent- sprinkle over

bethink- to cause oneself to think or remember

betimes- quickly, soon

betwixt- between

bewray- to disclose or betray

biddeth- pray

binge- to purchase

blankmanger- a dish made with almond milk

board- dinner table

boon- request, prayer

boten- to be of help

bounden- obligatory, to be obliged

bounty- goodness, virtue

bour- inner room, bedroom, private room for lord and lady

boures- bedrooms

bourn- destination

bowyer- an archer

brainish- headstrong

brand- torch

brawn- muscle or meat

brawnes- muscles

breme- fiercely

briberies- ways of stealing money

brittle- insecure, unstable

brittleness- insecurity, instability, fickleness

bruit- noise

bullock- a young bull or castrated bull

burgies- citizen of a city

burials- burial places

by aventure- by chance

by none assent- not at all

by one assent- unanimously

by rote- by heart

cade- pet lamb

cadent- falling (like water or another liquid)

caitiff- wretch

caitives- wretched creatures

cake- loaf of bread

caple- nag, a small riding-horse or pony

caples- horses

carven- past tense of carve

caudle- wine or ale mixed with sugar, bread, egg, and spices, served warm. Often given to sick people.

chalons- blankets

chamberer- (chamber)maid

chanceful- eventful

chapman- merchant

chappen- to split

character- distinctive mark, imprint on soul

cheapfare- bargaining

cheapfaren- to haggle

chest- coffin

chiterling- cooked small intestine of pig. Still eaten today.

cirurgien- surgeon

clepen- to call, name

clippen- to clasp, embrace

cloutes- rags

collup- a small portion of food, meat in particular

combren- to annoy

commensal- sharing a meal

committee- trustee

commodious- convenient

common profit- common interest

commones- common soldiers

commune- communicate, have conversation with

complice- associate, accomplice

concupiscence- sexual desire, lust

conduit- a fountain

conjuration- a solemn entreaty or appeal

consubstancial- of the same substance, nature, or essence.

continuance- perseverance

conversen- to associate with

convertible- interchangeable

corn- grain

corsage- torso

cotsete- cottage dweller

courages- spirits, feelings

courtesy- good conduct, refinement of manners

cousinage- kinship

covenable- appropriate

covenant- agreement, contract

crompid- cake

crops- shoots, new leaves

crosselet- crucible

crustade- a pie with a crust

cry- beg for

culpable- deserving of blame

culpe- guilt

cure- charge, jurisdiction

dainty- fine, valuable, excellent

dainties- delicacies

dalliance- flirtation

dampened- condemned

deathsman- executioner

debonair- modest, gracious

debonairety- graciousness, meekness

debonairly- gently, modestly, graciously

defamation- slander

defame- bad reputation

default- flaw

defended- forbade

defy- repudiate

deign- lower oneself

deign of reverence- worthy of respect

deliver- agile, active, nimble

deliverly- nimbly

deliverness- dexterity

delve- dig

demand- question

demeth- a judge

demitten- to release

depaint- stained

depainted- painted

despite- scorn, disdain, insult, contempt

despiteous- scornful

despiteously- angrily

destraineth- afflicts, distresses, compels

destrier- war horse

devise- tell, narrate or look upon, inspect or instruct, command

devoir- duty

devolven- to transfer

did execution- carried out the law

diner or dinner- breakfast, the morning meal

disclaundry- slander, defame

discord- disagreement

discourse- process of reasoning

disfigure- deformity, disfigurement

dispense- expenditure(s)

disport- amuse oneself

disposed- determined, decided

draweth cuts- draw lots

drawn to memory- be remembered

dread- fear, be afraid

eftsoons- soon after, presently, once again

enow- enough

entoil- to ensnare, entrap

enured- customary

er or ere- before, formerly

ernest- seriousness

erst- superlative before, earlier, previously

erstwhile- some time ago

evil apaid- displeased

express- clearly, explicit

fain- happily, gladly

fare- journey, business

fere- spouse, companion

fet- suitable

fetisly- elegantly

fill in office- was employed, got employed

flagicious- wicked

flavor- aroma

fleten- to drift, float

folily- foolishly

forefend- to forbid

forpined ghost- tormented spirit

forthren- help

forwitting- forknowledge

forspent- worn out

fostered- brought up, raised

forworn- worn out

foul- ugly, dirty; vicious, evil

foul affray- terrible assault

friture- A small cake often containing fruit, veggies or fish. Made from batter, it is sautéed or deep fried.

frore- extremely cold; frosty

full fain- very gladly

full fast- very close

full fetis- very elegant

full fetisly- very elegantly

full little- very little

full oft- very often

full perilous- very dangerous

full seemly- in a very seemly manner

full well- very well

garth- a yard or garden

gentle- noble, refined, excellent

gingebred- a stiff pudding preserved by ginger.

girdle- belt

girt- encircled

gleed- glowing coal or ember

gleesome- gleeful

grange- a granary

great disport- excellent deportment

great estate- excellent condition

grisel- grey

gromandise- gluttony

guerdon- reward, requital

gyve- shackle or fetter

harneys- armor, fighting equipment

heaviness- drowsiness

hence- from this place, from this time, from this source

henceforth- from now on

hest- command

hindrest- last

his wit beset- used his wits

hither- to this place, to here

hither and yon, hither and thither- here and there

hithermost- nearest to here

hitherto- until now

hochepot- mixture

horrent- covered with bristles, bristling

hostel, hostelry- inn, lodging

hosteler- innkeeper

imparten- impart

impertinent- irrelevant

in a clause- briefly, in a few words

in common- generally, in general

indign- unworthy

induration- hardening

in malady- ill

insipience- lack of wisdom

ire- anger, irritability

irremeable- allowing no feasible return.

janglerer- chatterer, gossiper

jangleress- chatterbox, female gossip

janglery- chatter

jangles- gossip

jelep- a sugar syrup

jocund- jovial, joyful, jolly

kirtel- a woman's skirt or dress

knarry- gnarled

laven- to wash oneself

lavendry- laundry

leave- permission

leave- grant, allow

leaveful- lawful, permissible

lecherous- wanton, flirtatious, gluttonous

lecherousness- wantonness

legiance- allegiance, obedience or fealty

leman- lover or mistress

letuaries- medical mixtures, electuaries

letuary- medicine

lies- dregs, lees

lightly- easily

lightness- agility

likerous- appetizing

loath- reluctant

lothely- loathsome, hideous

lorn- lost

lowely- modest, humble

makeless- matchless

maken strife- cause trouble, quarrel

malison- a curse

master street- main street

maugre- despite, in spite of

maugre his heed- against his will, despite his struggles

measurable- moderate, temperate

meat- food or the evening meal

mere- boundary

merry note- pleasant voice

meseems- it seems to me

mete- a boundary line

meten- to measure

methinks- I think, it seems to me

minstralcie- musical instrument

mischance- misfortune

misericord- pity

misgovernance- misconduct, misbehavior

mishap- misfortune

mishappy- miserable

moillen- soften by wetting

mollification- softening

mote- may, might

much and light- great and small, everybody

mullok- rubbish, garbage

muniment- a method of defense

nathless- none the less

naught or nought- nothing

never a deal- not a bit

nice- foolish, scrupulous

nicety- simplicity, foolishness

nifles- silly stories

nigh- close

nobledest- ennobled

note- job, task

obeisance- obedience

observance- duty

offension- injury

oft- many, often

ofttimes- frequently

orbe- orbit

ordinance- decree, order

overmatch- defeat, outmatch

overriden- run over

painture- painting

paramour- mistress, concubine

paramours- passionately

parcel- portion

pastey- seasoned meat pie

patent- a document granting a right

paucite- scarcity, fewness

penible- indefatigable, painstaking

perdurable- eternal, everlasting

peril- peril, serious and immediate danger

pertenen- befit

phisik- medicine

pinch at- find a flaw in

pinched- pleated

pleasance- pleasure, delight

poche- a dish of poached eggs

poppet- little doll

port- bearing, manner

potable- a drink

portion- quantity

porray- vegetable soup

porringer- a soup bowl with a handle, or a shallow cup

possot- a spiced drink of hot sweetened milk clabbered with wine or ale.

post- pillar, supporter

potage- soup

pothecary- apothecary

prentice- apprenctice

presage- prediction

prescience- foreknowledge

press- crowd

proper good- own wealth/income

pudding- a type of sausage.

pulcritude- comeliness, charm

purveyance- providence, foresight

quell- kill

quick- alive, lively, vivid

quicked, quickened- revived, rekindled

quicken- revive

quickest street- busiest street

ragery- wantonness

rampeth- shakes her fist

rathe- quick

rasen- to scrape off

receipt- formula, recipe

reckon- to avenge

reckon- enumerate, consider, take account of, count

recognizance- formal pledge

rede- to give advice or counsel

rehearse- repeat

rehearsal- enumeration

reign- kingdom, realm

reles- taste

renege- deny, renounce

repair- visitors, resort

repeten- repeat

repletion- over-eating

replication- reply

reprievable- reprehensible, blameworthy

reprieve- reproof

reveler- rake, profligate

ribaldry- coarse jesting, ribaldry

rouncy- carthorse, nag

route- company, group of people

sapience- wisdom

sapiences- mental abilities

save- except (that)

saving- except

savory- pleasant

say sooth- tell the truth

scandlry- disgrace

scathe- a pity

scutel- basket

seethe- to boil

semblable- similar

sentence- decision, command

sennight- a week

shamble- butcher shop

shamefast- modest

shamefastness- modesty

shapen- destined

shrewdness- wickedness

shroud- garment

similitude- complement, counterpart

simnel- a type of bread

simpire- simmer

sin- since

sith- since

slake- diminish

slake- slow

slender- lean, feeble

slide- slip away

slight- trickery

smart- brisk

smorther- dense smoke

snubben- rebuke

sober- serious, grave

soberly- seriously, gravely

soft- gently, quietly; gentle, quiet

so great repair- many visitors

sojourn- remain

soothly- truly

soppe- bread dipped in liquid

sortilege- magic, witchcraft

souse- to pounce, swoop down

sovereign- best, outstanding, most excellent

sovereign price- outstanding reputation

speed- hurry

sportive- amorous or wanton

spray- branch

stound- a short time or while

straight tied- tightly fastened

stithy- anvil or forge

striving- strife, quarrelling

strouten- to stand out

stub- tree stump

sublimed- purified

submiss- submissive

substance- income

subtlety- craftiness, trickery

suffer- allow

sufficient- suitable

suffrance- patience, forbearance

sundry- various, different

supper- the evening meal

surety- security, certainty, pledge, promise

sweeting- sweetheart

swinge- to hit, beat, thrash

tabor- drum

tache- clasp or buckle.

tapicer- tapestry-maker, weaver of tapestries, rugs, etc.

teem- to be or become with child

teen- trouble, vexation

tenden- to wait on

thence- from there

thenceforth- from then on

therebefore- previously

thereon- immediately following

thereto- moreover

thereunto- to this, that, or it

therewith- immediately there after

thunder-dent- thunderstroke

trevet- stand for cooking vessels

thither- to there

thitherto- until then

thrice- three times or extremely, greatly (like, I am thrice appalled)

thrift- prosperity

trine- threefold, triple

thorp- a hamlet

through-girt- pierced through

thus- like so, in this manner

thy, thine- your. Thy is used except when the before an initial vowel or h. For example- Know thy contestant as opposed to Know thine enemy.

tide- befall

tinct- a transforming elixir

tipeler- bartender

to over bide- to outlive

too light- too little

took his wit- calculated

to ridden out- to go campaigning

tormentry- torture

tossen- to throw, toss

towardly- auspicious, favorable, advantageous

tract- a stretch or lapse of time

treacle- medicine, remedy

treen- made of wood

trenchant- sharp

trendle- wheel

tripet- wooden game piece

trite- frayed or worn

trocle- pulley

twa- two

twain- two

twixt- between

umbles- edible animal organs,

umble pie- humble pie, a pie made from organs of a deer or hog.

undertake- affirm, declare

unhollow- to profain

unlikeness- unsuitability

unrest- distress

untread- go back over (ones course), retrace

untrue- inaccurately

unwise- uninformed, unknown

unyolk- to stop working

upon land- in the countryside

usury- money paid or charged on loans

varletry- a rabble or crowd, usually of servants and attendants

venial- pardonable, capable of being excused or forgiven

venery- the indulgence or pursuit of sexual activity.

verily- truly

vain- foolish, wrong, idle

viage- journey

vinolent- drunken

visage- face

vouch safe- agree, grant

voided- removed

waferers- sellers of wafer-cakes

wamelen- to feel nausea

wanhope- despair

ward- custody

warden- guardian

wastrel-bread- expensive white bread

watchful- not sleeping, awake

waters corrosive- acids

wax- become, grow, increase, breed

weave- turn aside, neglect

webster- weaver

wem- harm

wemmeless- spotless, without blemish

whenas- when or whereas

whence- from where

whencesoever- from whatever place or source

whennes- whence, why

whereof- of what or of which

whereon- on which

while ere- just now

whilom- at times

whilst- while

wight- person, creature, being

wilst or wilt- will, second person

wilth- will, third person

whither- to where

whithersoever- to whatever place or source

wit- intelligence, mind, judgement

withal- in addition

with all voices- unanimously

withhold- forced to remain

withsay- renounce, deny

wise- know

wite- blame

wone- practice, custom

woned- dwelt

wonen- dwell

wonning- dwelling

wraw- grumpy, ill-tempered, peevish

wroth- angry

wyvere- snake, viper

yestereve- yesterday night

yestermorn- yesterday morning

yestermorrow- yesterday morning

yesteryear- last year

yield- give back

yielden- surrender; pay

yon- that one or those yonder